I guess I'm missing something here; how is this related to "Rickrolling"?

There were 4 threads on this topic with many messages complaining about how there were 4 threads on this topic. So I got folks to click on a link for a rickroll and boom -- beheaded story comes up. New age RickRoll. Irony is that I announced it ahead of time.

I guess I'm missing something here; how is this related to "Rickrolling"?

There were 4 threads on this topic with many messages complaining about how there were 4 threads on this topic. So I got folks to click on a link for a rickroll and boom -- beheaded story comes up. New age RickRoll. Irony is that I announced it ahead of time.

I guess I'm missing something here; how is this related to "Rickrolling"?

There were 4 threads on this topic with many messages complaining about how there were 4 threads on this topic. So I got folks to click on a link for a rickroll and boom -- beheaded story comes up. New age RickRoll. Irony is that I announced it ahead of time.

I guess I'm missing something here; how is this related to "Rickrolling"?

There were 4 threads on this topic with many messages complaining about how there were 4 threads on this topic. So I got folks to click on a link for a rickroll and boom -- beheaded story comes up. New age RickRoll. Irony is that I announced it ahead of time.

I guess I'm missing something here; how is this related to "Rickrolling"?

There were 4 threads on this topic with many messages complaining about how there were 4 threads on this topic. So I got folks to click on a link for a rickroll and boom -- beheaded story comes up. New age RickRoll. Irony is that I announced it ahead of time.

and failed at being funny

Wait, he was going for humor?

Wow.

And before you call 'poor taste', I'm going to remind you of the topic thread titles:

Man's head falls off during bus ride!Mass decapitations besiege a city!Not even safe to ride a bus anymore!

I guess I'm missing something here; how is this related to "Rickrolling"?

There were 4 threads on this topic with many messages complaining about how there were 4 threads on this topic. So I got folks to click on a link for a rickroll and boom -- beheaded story comes up. New age RickRoll. Irony is that I announced it ahead of time.

and failed at being funny

Agreed - unfortunately the content of some of the posts reminded me a bit to much of something I would expect to see in /b on 4chan(and if you don't what that is - be happy)

I guess I'm missing something here; how is this related to "Rickrolling"?

There were 4 threads on this topic with many messages complaining about how there were 4 threads on this topic. So I got folks to click on a link for a rickroll and boom -- beheaded story comes up. New age RickRoll. Irony is that I announced it ahead of time.

Yeah, I'm kind of disappointed by the mods letting this go on and on. Jackassery is something I thought GT was above.

Let what go on? I don't really care to moderate what is considered funny. If the community doesn't care for this stuff then presumably they will be vocal in that (and indeed some have been) and perhaps peer pressure will check it.

But nothing in these threads constitutes a breach of the CoC IMO and, as such, I don't see why these threads should have been locked. Could they have been merged? Perhaps but we don't do that every often either.

Personally, I don't think posting multiple threads as some sort of meta-joke is very funny and if it becomes constant then maybe we can decide on an official policy against it. But, for now, these type of meta-jokes don't seem frequent enough to take such action.

Yeah, I'm kind of disappointed by the mods letting this go on and on. Jackassery is something I thought GT was above.

Let what go on? I don't really care to moderate what is considered funny. If the community doesn't care for this stuff then presumably they will be vocal in that (and indeed some have been) and perhaps peer pressure will check it.

But nothing in these threads constitutes a breach of the CoC IMO and, as such, I don't see why these threads should have been locked. Could they have been merged? Perhaps but we don't do that every often either.

Personally, I don't think posting multiple threads as some sort of meta-joke is very funny and if it becomes constant then maybe we can decide on an official policy against it. But, for now, these type of meta-jokes don't seem frequent enough to take such action.

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I just think six threads on the same topic, four of which were done just to be funny, is too much. What's the point of moderating a board if you're going to just allow people to spam away like that?

Also, this line from the CoC strikes me as possibly applicable:

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The posting of inflammatory, rude, repetitive or offensive messages designed to annoy or antagonize other posters or disrupt the flow of discussion is not allowed here.

I'd argue that the multiple threads constitute repetitive messages designed to annoy. You might even argue that some of them were offensive, given the issue that was originally being discussed.

People can joke around all they want, I just don't think we needed four additional threads started, as was the case in this situation.

IMHO, obviously.

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Yeah, I'm kind of disappointed by the mods letting this go on and on. Jackassery is something I thought GT was above.

Let what go on? I don't really care to moderate what is considered funny. If the community doesn't care for this stuff then presumably they will be vocal in that (and indeed some have been) and perhaps peer pressure will check it.

But nothing in these threads constitutes a breach of the CoC IMO and, as such, I don't see why these threads should have been locked. Could they have been merged? Perhaps but we don't do that every often either.

Personally, I don't think posting multiple threads as some sort of meta-joke is very funny and if it becomes constant then maybe we can decide on an official policy against it. But, for now, these type of meta-jokes don't seem frequent enough to take such action.

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I just think six threads on the same topic, four of which were done just to be funny, is too much. What's the point of moderating a board if you're going to just allow people to spam away like that?

Also, this line from the CoC strikes me as possibly applicable:

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The posting of inflammatory, rude, repetitive or offensive messages designed to annoy or antagonize other posters or disrupt the flow of discussion is not allowed here.

I'd argue that the multiple threads constitute repetitive messages designed to annoy. You might even argue that some of them were offensive, given the issue that was originally being discussed.

People can joke around all they want, I just don't think we needed four additional threads started, as was the case in this situation.

IMHO, obviously.

I think a better question is why you're making a big whoop out of this. The threads have died out, it's a new week, and people have moved on. It's you who's keeping the threads alive with your posts. Why not simply ignore the posts if they didn't appeal to your sense of humor? This is what most of us do. Now you're calling for 'mod action' and god knows what.

I just think six threads on the same topic, four of which were done just to be funny, is too much. What's the point of moderating a board if you're going to just allow people to spam away like that?

Also, this line from the CoC strikes me as possibly applicable:

Quote

The posting of inflammatory, rude, repetitive or offensive messages designed to annoy or antagonize other posters or disrupt the flow of discussion is not allowed here.

I'd argue that the multiple threads constitute repetitive messages designed to annoy. You might even argue that some of them were offensive, given the issue that was originally being discussed.

People can joke around all they want, I just don't think we needed four additional threads started, as was the case in this situation.

IMHO, obviously.

Because what you may feel is too much others may find amusing. Again, I try not to be an arbiter of what's funny and what isn't. Yes, I could take a more heavy approach to the CoC but when I do that it typically results in complaints as well. Were the posts designed to annoy or to be funny? Evidently it was both depending on the person.

Further, the bulk of this stuff was over the weekend when we have less traffic. I, along with many others, don't spend nearly as much time here on the weekend so frankly I didn't even take too much notice. There were never any reports on any of the threads and, believe it or not, I don't/can't read every post on this board. If the subject line doesn't interest me (and at this point Rick Roll is hardly something I'm burning to read more about) then I may not even read any of the thread.

Yes, I could take a more heavy approach to the CoC but when I do that it typically results in complaints as well.

We really need to stop calling it that.

As to the topic itself, it's a sick thing and I hope the perp ends up living the rest of his life behind bars. Do I think it's actually funny? No. Did I think the multiple threads ? Yes. But posting in them keeps them around and there's no point in reviving it, merging it, or slapping people on the wrist for something they did not do with malice or ill-will.

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